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National, provincial assemblies elections on same day

Chief Ministers in a meeting with Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Saturday agreed on national and provincial assemblies election on same day, the PM office said.   “As proposed by the Prime Minister, the Chief Ministers agreed in principle that the elections of national and provincial assemblies will be held in the country on […]

Lucas Harrell is excited to pitch Saturday

Major League Baseball Update/ News   Houston Astros starting pitcher Lucas Harrell is excited about his potential start on Saturday against the Washington Nationals in 2013 Major League Baseball Spring Trainings.   “Tomorrow I’ll be able to get back after it and get my first game in 10 days,” he said. “I’m excited about that. […]

Babar says deadlock over caretaker PM to be resolved

Presidential spokesman, Senator Farhatullah Babar, says he is hopeful that the deadlock over the nomination of a caretaker Prime Minister, who will supervise parliamentary elections, will be resolved.   A caretaker Prime Minister will be installed as the current assemblies have completed five-year constitutional term and would be dissolved later on Saturday.   Prime Minister, […]

Egyptian President to visit Pakistan on March 18

Egyptian President Dr. Mohamed Morsy will pay a state visit to Pakistan on March 18 at the invitation of his Pakistani counterpart, Asif Ali Zardari, the Foreign Ministry said Saturday.   President Morsy is the first civilian, democratically and freely elected President of Egypt to visit Pakistan.   The last bilateral visit was by late […]

23 security men die in Karakuram Highway road accident

At least 23 Pakistani security men were killed in a road accident in mountainous northern areas on Saturday, the army said.   Five others security men were also injured when their coaster plunged into a ravine in Kohistan on the Karakuram Highway, which connects Pakistan with China, a police officer in the region said.   […]

Pakistan regrets Indian cancellation of hockey series

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Pakistan on Friday regretted the Indian government decision to cancel its bilateral hockey series as tension grows between the two uneasy neighbours.   The Pakistan’s hockey team was scheduled to tour India next month for five Test matches, which would have revived the bilateral hockey ties between the two traditional rivals in nearly seven years. […]

Deadlock persists over caretaker Prime Minister

The government and the main opposition are likely to head a possible deadlock over the nomination of caretaker Prime Minister as the government has only one day to complete its term.   A caretaker Prime Minister will take over on the dissolution of the assemblies on March 16. However the government and the opposition Pakistan […]

Panel satisfied at parliament performance

The Free and Fair Election Network Friday expressed its satisfaction on the 5 years’ parliamentary performance of Pakistan Peoples Party in terms of legislation and setting up healthy democratic trends.   FAFEN in its report about the progress of outgoing government during its 5-year tenure said that National Assembly passed 134 bills as against previous […]

Parties demand tribal areas polls under judiciary supervision

Political and religious leaders have demanded judiciary supervision of elections in the tribal regions to block any attempt of rigging.   The leaders also called for vote right to hundreds of thousands of tribesmen who are still living as displaced persons, particularly from South Waziristan and Khyber agencies.   Speaking at a joint press conference […]

Starter Johan Santana explains issues with Mets have been ironed out

Major League Baseball Update/ News   The New York Mets talented starting pitcher Johan Santana has recently spoken to large group of media personals and explained them about the latest development regarding his and general manager Sandy Alderson’s professional relationship.   “Yeah, we talked,” Santana said of himself and Alderson. “Everything was fine. We had […]

Justice ® Tariq Pervez nominated KPK’s caretaker CM

The government and the opposition in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Friday announced that Justice (retd) Tariq Pervez Khan, a former judge of the Supreme Court, as the caretaker chief minister.   Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti and leader of the Opposition in provincial assembly, Akram Khan Durrani, made the announcement at a joint press conference in […]

Blast at TV cable office kills three in Karachi

A bomb blast killed at least three people including a policeman in Karachi, police said Friday.   The blast ripped through a TV cable office in Landhi area, witnesses and police officers said.   Police said that five other people were injured in the late night blast. The device was exploded through remote control.   […]

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